The Man from Malagash : George Patton Mackenzie's Work in the Yukon and Arctic / by Kathy Drew-Smith. Waterloo, ON : Blue River Press, 2022. 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC4022.1 M33 D74 2022 - Open Shelf
Born in Malagash, Nova Scotia, MacKenzie moved to Yukon during the Gold Rush. This biography of George Patton MacKenzie chronicles his time in Dawson City as prospector, teacher, and Gold Commissioner.
MacKenzie, George Patton, — 1873-1954
Yukon — Officials and employees — Biography
Canada, Northern — Discovery and exploration — History — 20th century
Yukon — History — 20th century
Arctic regions — Discovery and exploration — History — 20th century
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The History of the Regiment of the South Carolina Royalists (1778-1783) / by Dallas L. Phelps. Camden, SC : Dallas L. Phelps, 2024. 70 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E267 P44 2024
The South Carolina Royalists were a Loyalist regiment during the American War of Independence who eventually were defeated. While some stayed, a lot opted to come to Nova Scotia and settle there with land grants. Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63).
Great Britain — Army — South Carolina Royalist Regiment
South Carolina — History — Revolution, 1775-1783 — Campaigns
United States — History — Revolution, 1775-1783 — Regimental histories
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Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority
The Kendall Report : A Study to Recommend Future Directions in Regional Service Delivery / by the Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority. Halifax : Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority, 1987. 139 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - LC4034 K46 1987
The Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority's Kendall Report addresses the issues surrounding equal opportunity in education for those with disabilities. Includes a 5 page note in the front outlining student concerns from the Atlantic Technological Vocational Centre School, and outlines some of the ways the students would be better supported by the staff there
Children with disabilities — Education
Children with disabilities — Nova Scotia
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Topographical Township Map of Colchester County, Nova Scotia : from actual surveys made, drawn and engraved by and under the direction of A.F. Church / Jane Wile. Truro, NS : Jane (Currie) Wile, 2009. 82 pages : maps ; 30 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G3423 C65 W55
This collection has been digitally created from historic maps of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, circa 1874, that were the work of Ambrose Finson Church. The digital scans used to create this collection were created from original maps. While some sections of the maps still retain perfect detail, other map areas had become faded, cracked or damaged with time, even so, the detail remained good. Without loosing that accuracy & visual effect of the maps, some digital repair work was necessary to preserve certain details on some maps. Includes place name index.
Colchester (N.S. : County) — Maps
Nova Scotia — Historical geography — Maps
Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
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Churches of Nova Scotia / by Robert Tuck. Toronto, ON : Dundurn Group, 2004. 158 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - NA5246 N6 T825 2004
Text and photographs tell the story of more than 30 Nova Scotia churches, [and] the relationship between the interior life and history of the churches [as well as the exterior] architecture of the church buildings is explored. The book is well balanced [and] contains a selection of churches from all parts of the province, [representing] a variety of denominational and ethnic identities, time periods, and architectural styles.
with photographs by Graham Tuck
Church buildings — Nova Scotia — History
Church architecture — Nova Scotia
Church architecture — Nova Scotia — History
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Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Dairymen's Association of Nova Scotia / distributed by the Dairymen's Association. Windsor : Hants Journal Newspaper and Job Printing Establishment, 1890. 130 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #2 - Vertical File
Annual Convention proceedings of the Dairymen's Association Nova Scotia for 1889-90.
Dairying — Nova Scotia — Congresses
Dairy farming — Nova Scotia — Congresses
Dairy farming — Nova Scotia
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The Forgotten Missionary, Thomas Wood / by Avery MacGrath Jackson. Nova Scotia : Avery MacGrath Jackson, 2021. 63 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - BX5601 W66 J33
Title Page continuation : A Thesis submitted to Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts
Dissertations, academic — Nova Scotia
Anglicans — Nova Scotia
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A Bridge Over Time / by Hattie A. Perry. Barrington : Spindrift Publications, 2003. 258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 B37 P46 2003 - Open Shelf
Picture-history book spanning 400 years of events and scenes in the Old Barrington Township (Barrington Municipality, Clark's Harbour, N.S.).
Barrington (N.S.) — History
Barrington (N.S.) — History — Pictorial works
Barrington (N.S.) — Biography
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Rules and Regulations and List of Members / by the Halifax Club. Halifax : Nova Scotia Printing Company, 1884. 60 pages ; 17 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F107 H11s H1 1884
Rules, regulations, and list of members of the Halifax Club 1884. *Cover discrepancy*: The cover of the book says it is for the Halifax Club 1882 which is an error ; publication and committee members list say it is for the year 1884.
Halifax (N.S.) — Societies and clubs
Halifax Club
Halifax Club — Registers
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Centre for Canadian Studies and the Ralph Pickard Bell Library
The Edgar and Dorothy of Canadiana at Mount Allison University / compiled by the staffs of the Centre for Canadian Studies and the Ralph Pickard Bell Library. Sackville, NB : Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, 1991. 418 pages : illustrations ; 34 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Z1365 R34 1991
A life long effort of Dorothy and Edgar Davidson, this bibliography was made possible by the items in which the couple donated to Mount Allison University. Indexing in the back to make searching easier.
Davidson, Edgar, — 1905-1995 — Library — Catalogs
Davidson, Dorothy, — 1911-2010 — Library — Catalogs
Mount Allison University — Library — Catalogs
Mount Allison University — Library
First editions — Catalogs
Rare books — New Brunswick — Sackville — Bibliography — Catalogs
Rare books
Canada — Bibliography — Catalogs
Canada — Imprints — Catalogs
Ralph Pickard Bell Library — Catalogs
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A Retrospective View of NSIMRS : The Nova Scotia Integrated Mobile Radio System 1980 to 2001 / compiled by William H. White. William H. White, 2024. 139 Pages : illustrations, facsimile ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HE9713 N85
The history of the Nova Scotia Integrated Mobile Radio System which was used to provide radio communications for the Nova Scotia provincial government agencies from 1980-2001 when the trunked mobile radio system replaced this technology.
Mobile communication systems — Nova Scotia
Trunked radio — Nova Scotia
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Centennial celebration of Presbyterianism in Economy and Five Islands / distributed by the Presbytery of Truro. Truro, NS : Presbytery of Truro, 1917. 22 pages ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #1 - Vertical File
Documents the celebration of the centennial (1817-1917) for Presbyterianism in Economy and Five Islands at the Presbytery of Truro from September 23rd to 25th of 1917.
Presbyterian Church — Nova Scotia
Christianity — Nova Scotia
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Muiwlanej Kikamaqki - Honouring Our Ancestors : Mi'Kmaq Who Left a Mark on the History of the Northeast, 1680-1980 / edited by Janet E. Chute. Toronto, ON : University of Toronto Press, 2023. 920 pages, 60 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E99 M6 M856 2023
Drawing upon oral and documentary evidence, this volume explores the lives of noteworthy Mi'kmaq individuals whose thoughts, actions, and aspirations impacted the history of the Northeast but whose activities were too often relegated to the shadows of history.
Micmac Indians — History
Canada, Eastern — History
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The Seeds of Freedom : Personal Reflections on the Dawning of Democracy / by Al Graham. Clementsport : Canadian Peacekeeping Press, 1996. 270 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits. ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - JF831 G73 1996
Al Graham's recollections on his life from his upbringing in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, to his lifelong commitment to protecting peace and democracy in Canada and around the world.
Graham, Al, — 1929-
Election monitoring
International police
Canada — Foreign relations — 1945-
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Ripples from Copper Lake : stories of early settlers to Antigonish County / written and edited by Rose Sutherland Carter. New Minas : Rose Carter, 2003. 235 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 A53 C37 2003 - Open Shelf
There are many stories to tell of pioneers and the legacy they have left us. Those you will find in this book have been a labour of love to collect, enjoy, write, edit and record. There remain many more stories and histories that still need to be retold and are worthy of being recorded. I hope others will find the time to discover them, preserve them and have the pleasure of seeing them in print to share and remember - RC.
Carter, Rose Sutherland, — 1917-
Antigonish (N.S. : County) — History
Antigonish (N.S. : County) — Genealogy
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The Stone Canoe : Two Lost Mi'Kmaq Texts / translated by Elizabeth Paul. Kentville : Gaspereau Press, Printers & Publishers, 2007. 183 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E99 M6 S86 2007
This work showcases two forgotten stories from Silas T. Rand, Baptist missionary who wanted to translate bibles into the Mi'Kmaq language and learned how to do so by recording the oral traditions of the Mi'Kmaq people, published in 'Legends of the Micmacs'. Peter Sanger uncovered two manuscripts in the Rand holdings of Acadia University, including the story of Little Thunder (dictated to Rand by Susan Barss in 1847) and a manuscript of stories told by someone we only know as old man Stevens. Rand's original book and these manuscripts are some of the earliest examples of indigenous Canadian literature recorded in the original language.
essays, notes, and supporting material by Peter Sanger
illustrations by Alan Syliboy
Rand, Silas Tertius, — 1810-1889
Barss, Susan
Micmac — Folklore
Micmac language — Texts
Micmac mythology — Manuscripts
Oral tradition — Nova Scotia
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The Life and Letters of Annie Leake Tuttle : Working for the Best / by Marilyn Fardig Whiteley. Waterloo, ON : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1999. 147 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HQ1455 T87 A3 1999
A biography of Annie Tuttle (1839-1934), Nova Scotian educator who traveled the country and fulfilled various positions from Newfoundland to British Columbia. A devout Methodist, this biography highlights Tuttle's secular and spiritual life through letters that capture the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of life for women in Canada during the late 19th century into the early 20th century.
Tuttle, Annie Leake, — 1839-1934 — Diaries
Tuttle, Annie Leake, — 1839-1934 — Correspondence
Women — Nova Scotia — Biography
Teachers — Nova Scotia — Biography
Women missionaries — British Columbia — Biography
Methodists — Nova Scotia — Biography
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Letters from Sid - Sarah Sidney Holbrook, 1822-1860 : Her Family Story / by Aiden Holden. Monee, IL : Tabularasa Books , 2025. 310 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 H653 H65 - Open Shelf
Sid and her young brother came to spend much of their youth an ocean away from their mother (Nova Scotian-born Ruth Sidney Pearl). Her thoughts and feelings have been captured in her private letters and preserved for two hundred years in a sea trunk ; those and more by other family members are dated between 1805 and 1850. Includes family history/genealogical details for the Pearl - Holbrook lines of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
History — Nova Scotia
History — Newfoundland
Genealogy — Nova Scotia
Genealogy — Newfoundland
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Wright, J F C (James Frederick Church), 1904-1970
All clear, Canada! / By Jim Wright . Toronto, Canada : Copp Clark Co., 1944. 160 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PS8545 R54 A75
Note written on front page, dated December 4, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 — Fiction
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The Nova Scotia Planters in the Atlantic World, 1759-1830 / edited by T. Stephen Henderson & Wendy G. Robicheau. Fredericton, NB : Acadiensis Press, 2012. 329 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2321 P53 2012 - Open Shelf
Social, economic, and cultural history of the region, reflecting the "Atlantic World" scholarship influence and explores the community structures, economies, loyalties, and religions of Planter Nova Scotia. Part of the Planter Studies series (number 5).
New Englanders — Nova Scotia — History — 18th century — Congresses
New Englanders — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century — Congresses
Nova Scotia — Social life and customs — 18th century — Congresses
Nova Scotia — Social life and customs — 19th century — Congresses
Nova Scotia — History — To 1763 — Congresses
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The Times of African Nova Scotians : a Celebration of Our History, Culture and Traditions ; An Interactive Study Book / publisher and editor Tony Colaiacovo. Halifax : Effective Publishing, 2008. 34 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 31 cm + 2 posters.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2350 B6 T558 2008 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-34) and 2 posters.
Clarke, George Elliott, 1960-
Conlin, Dan
Dovovan, Ken
et. all
Council on African Canadian Education
Nova Scotia. Dept. of Education. African Canadian Services Division
Black people — Nova Scotia — History
Black people — Nova Scotia — Biography
Blacks — Nova Scotia — History
Blacks — Nova Scotia — Biography
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Around the corner : homes and stories of the Barss Corner area, 1838-2021 / complied by Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer. Revised, Fourth edition Barss Corner, NS : Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer, July 2021. 262 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B37 R46 2021 - Open Shelf
Around the Corner: Homes and Stories of the Barss Corner Area 1838-2021 reflects extensive research into families in the communities of Barss Corner, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. House information is included for the surrounding communities of Cornwall and Scarsdale, as well as selected homes in Farmington, NS. The information in this book was supported by Marlean’s daughter, Pat Rhodenizer, who researched land deeds going back to the original Crown Land Grants of the mid 1800s. Photos, home ownership from the 1800s to the present, and family stories have been compiled to create this 262-page history of the area.
Rhodenizer, Robert
Rhodenizer, Pat
Rhodenizer, Donna
Zwicker (Rhodenizer), Debbie
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Two Wallace Videos / Presented by Ralph Waugh ; in association with the Wallace and Area Museum. The Wallace and Area Museum, 2016. 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 W35 W38 - Open Shelf
Incudes: Wallace 1784-1984 : celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of Wallace, Nova Scotia, Digitally re-mastered in 2016 and Some Wallace & Area voices : some of our Wallace & Area friends and neighbours as recorded by videographer Ralph Waugh between the years 1982 - 2016.
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Betty Murray : Reunion Weekend / Recorded by Ralph Waugh. Ralph Waugh, 2013. 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 M87 W38 - Open Shelf
Filmed on July 19-21, 2013.
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Somewhere in Flanders : The Wartime Letters of Private Douglas George Buckley 55154 / edited by Mark Stiles. La Vergne, TN : IngramSpark, 2022. 264 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - D630 B83 S75
Title continuation: A Company 19th Battalion 4th Infantry Brigade 2nd Canadian Contingent, 1914-1917. Correspondence from Douglas Buckley to his family during the First World War.
World War, 1914-1918 — Nova Scotia
War — Correspondence
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